ASC Release
BELTON, Texas – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor women's golfer
Elizabeth Davis has been voted the American Southwest Conference Women's Golf Distinguished Scholar-Athlete for the 2015-16 season. Davis was joined by seven additional UMHB student-athletes named to their respective scholar-athlete teams.
Davis, a senior from Houston, Texas (Houston Christian) led the Cru with a 76.95 stroke average and was selected to compete in the 2016 NCAA Division III National Championship as an individual. She was a Women's Golf Coaches Association All-West Region selection and posted five top-five finishes this season. Davis was the ASC Tournament Individual Runner-Up and is a three-time all-conference and three-time academic all-conference selection.
Seth Martin (Baseball),
Russell Green (Men's Basketball),
Mackenzie Coffey (Women's Basketball),
Jarrod Brown (Men's Golf),
Karley Free (Softball),
Scott Wilding (Men's Tennis) and
Elizabeth Ostroff (Women's Tennis) were also named to the ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Teams in their sports. Martin (So., Gatesville.), represented baseball with a .297 batting average and a team-high 35 runs scored while Green (Sr., Klein) led the Cru in field goal percentage (.570), rebounds (166) and rebounds per game (6.6). Coffey (Sr., Pflugerville) was a key reserve for the Cru, scoring 72 points with 75 rebounds in 217 minutes of play. Brown (Jr., Groves) recorded a 76.33 scoring average with three top-10 finishes while Free (So., Henderson) batted .388 with a team-high 30 RBI. Wilding (Jr., College Station) recorded a 9-4 record at No. 1 singles for the Cru while Ostroff (Sr., The Woodlands) went 3-2 in ASC doubles play.
Davis is the second UMHB Women's Golfer to earn Distinguished Scholar-Athlete in the last three years, following Taylor O'Rear's selection in 2014. Green earns his third selection to the Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team, Brown, Davis and Ostroff earn their second nominations while Martin, Coffey, Free and Wilding are first-time honorees.
The award, in its ninth academic year, recognizes student-athletes who achieve a high level of academic achievement (a 3.20 grade-point average or better) while competing as a starter or important reserve on their team. From that list – limited to one nominee per school in each ASC championship sport – the sports information directors from the 13 ASC member institutions select a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete in each sport.
